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  1. Cover
  2. Time for the Dead
  3. Dedication page
  4. Map
  5. Epigraph page
  6. Prologue
  7. 1
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  91. Epilogue
  92. Acknowledgements
  93. About the Author
  94. By Lin Anderson

‘We haven’t had anything back yet on the soil samples I sent from Watson’s boots,’ Rhona said. ‘According to the soil map of Skye, the soil structure is different in the area of the clearing from that above Kilt Rock. The vegetation too. If we could place Watson in the area of the clearing—’

‘We could link the soldiers to the Snowman,’ McNab said, his eyes lighting up at such a prospect.

‘Have you heard anything back from Ollie about the dog tag?’ Rhona said, switching her train of thought.

McNab pulled out his mobile and scrolled through his messages, selecting one of them to read.

‘Well?’ demanded Chrissy.

‘There’s nothing on the dog, but . . .’ McNab’s face betrayed his amazement at what he’d just viewed.

‘But what?’ Chrissy said impatiently.

‘It’s from Ellie. Harry McArthur’s asked her to contact me. He wants to come in and give a statement,’ McNab said quietly.

‘How did Ellie know where he was?’ Chrissy demanded.

‘I’ll explain later,’ Rhona promised her. ‘So,’ she said, focusing on McNab, ‘you’ll head back to Glasgow tomorrow for the post-mortem on what we believe is Private Galbraith’s body.’

‘And we find out why Harry gave you Galbraith’s service number in the first place,’ Chrissy said.

McNab didn’t respond, his demeanour suggesting he was still dumbfounded at the latest development.

‘Okay,’ Rhona roused McNab, ‘let’s bring Lee up to date.’

They discovered DS Clark in residence at the station, although DS MacDonald and the other officers were still out all over the island.

‘A couple of road accidents,’ Janice said. ‘It’s apparently like a skating rink out there.’

‘So I’ve noticed,’ McNab said.

‘Donald MacKay’s been by and given his statement about Private Galbraith and the saltire tattoo. Plus Jamie McColl has handed in his shots of the location of the dead climber and details about the terrain,’ Janice said. ‘Is there anything else?’

Rhona explained about her interview with Archie. ‘We’ll need that recorded too.’

‘So he thinks someone is following the girl?’ Janice said. ‘Should we be concerned by that?’

Rhona wasn’t sure and said so. ‘Something’s not right between the group, but it may have nothing to do with any of this.’

‘You don’t believe that?’

‘No,’ Rhona admitted, ‘but until we get any return on the various forensic evidence we’ve submitted, we can’t be sure of anything.’

McNab came in then. ‘I’m headed back tomorrow with the body. Harry has made contact and wants to give a statement.’

‘When did you hear that?’ Janice said, surprised but obviously delighted.

‘Just a few minutes ago. It seems Ellie persuaded him.’

‘Well, well,’ Janice said, wide-eyed. ‘So we’ll find out why he pointed us in the medic’s direction. That’s good news.’